Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
This event is made possible as a part of Stowe Performing Arts’ Noon Music in May series.
MEET THE SINGERS
Join us to meet (and hear!) the cast of LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT. Each cast member will preset their favorite arias or music theater pieces… what a treat!
This event is a fundraiser. Ticket information will be updated once available (April 2024).
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Opening Night
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Matinee
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Cover Performance
Save the date for this wonderful production with our fabulous cover cast accompanied by piano! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment)
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
Young Artist Opera: Rossini’s LA SCALA DI SETA (The Silken Ladder)
Join us for this fully staged opera farce, Rossini’s LA SCALA DI SETA (The Silken Ladder), by our talented group of Spring 2024 Young Artists. More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Matinee
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
OCM Fall Mainstage: TITLE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Save the date for our Fall 2024 production with full orchestra! Title to be announced soon.
OCM Fall Mainstage: TITLE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Save the date for our Fall 2024 production with full orchestra! Title to be announced soon.
OCM Fall Mainstage: TITLE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Save the date for our Fall 2024 production with full orchestra! Title to be announced soon.
Met Live in HD Presents: LA RONDINE
On January 6, ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.
Youth Opera Company: Italian Night at AO Glass
Come celebrate the beauty of the Italian traditions of opera and Venetian style glass blowing at the AO Social Club. An enchanting evening that seamlessly blends the timeless craft of glass blowing with the soaring melodies of opera!
Your ticket includes Italian wine and appetizers by Dedalus and beer by Zero Gravity. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Italian Cultural Association.
On the AO stage: Teen stars from the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera Company will delight audiences with songs and opera scenes from Italian bel canto composers such as Donizetti and Rossini. Accompanied by pianist Mary Jane Austin.
By the AO furnace: Glass blowing demonstration by Maestro Rich Arentzen and AO staff making Italian wine glasses – a celebration of how fire, sand, and sweat can be transformed by skill, drive, and imagination!!
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Met Live in HD Presents: ROMEO ET JULIETTE
On March 27 (rebroadcast), two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores.
Met Live in HD Presents: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
On March 9, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines.
Met Live in HD Presents: CARMEN
On January 31 (rebroadcast), acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.
YOC's The Dido & Aeneas Project
All 85 members of the choral program at Colchester High School perform this timeless 17th century opera by Henry Purcell. This second installment of Youth Opera’s Dido and Aeneas Project continues the mission of putting the students’ input front and center while crafting a totally unique production reflecting their distinctive understanding and perspective of the piece.
Met Live in HD Presents: NABUCCO
On January 6, ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for a fun program as part of Burlington’s Highlight New Year’s Eve celebration!
Met Live in HD Presents: FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE (Copy)
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.
Met Live in HD Presents: X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X
Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at in cinemas on November 18. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space.
Met Live in HD Presents: DEAD MAN WALKING
American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, arrives in cinemas on October 21 in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful and poignant music and a brilliant libretto by Terrence McNally.
Glory Denied — Matinée
GLORY DENIED is a poignant saga that takes place during the Vietnam War, based on the true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of war.
This profoundly moving story and soaring score by one of America’s leading classical voice composers, Tom Cipullo, tells Thompson’s story through younger and older versions of Thompson and his wife, Alyce, who traverse this complex emotional landscape through hope, despair, love, hate, courage, and forgiveness.
“A piece that had me riveted to my seat.” – DC Theatre Scene
Glory Denied
GLORY DENIED is a poignant saga that takes place during the Vietnam War, based on the true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of war.
This profoundly moving story and soaring score by one of America’s leading classical voice composers, Tom Cipullo, tells Thompson’s story through younger and older versions of Thompson and his wife, Alyce, who traverse this complex emotional landscape through hope, despair, love, hate, courage, and forgiveness.
“A piece that had me riveted to my seat.” – DC Theatre Scene
Glory Denied — Opening Night
GLORY DENIED is a poignant saga that takes place during the Vietnam War, based on the true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of war.
This profoundly moving story and soaring score by one of America’s leading classical voice composers, Tom Cipullo, tells Thompson’s story through younger and older versions of Thompson and his wife, Alyce, who traverse this complex emotional landscape through hope, despair, love, hate, courage, and forgiveness.
“A piece that had me riveted to my seat.” – DC Theatre Scene
Fall in Love with Opera: a benefit and celebration for OCM's 20th Anniversary
We invite you to a special event to benefit and celebrate the Opera Company of Middlebury on our 20th anniversary season! Join the cast of Glory Denied and the OCM board and staff for Sunday brunch and French opera repertoire. Enjoy a delicious brunch to the backdrop of OCM’s delightful Glory Denied cast members, serenading you with their favorite French opera arias.
Sunday, September 24th at 11:00 am
Tourterelle Restaurant: 3629 Ethan Allen Hwy, New Haven, VT 05472
$125 per person (includes $2 ticketing fee)
Your ticket price supports the Opera Company of Middlebury and includes brunch, coffee/tea, beverage of your choice (including alcoholic and non-alcoholic options), and wonderful music.
THE MENU:
prosecco and mimosa (non-alcoholic beverages also available)
poached salmon with dill cream sauce
frittatas or scrambled eggs
home fries
local bacon and sausage
French toast
fruit salad
tea, coffee, juices
assorted breakfast breads
Tickets are on sale now! Visit this link to purchase your ticket today.
Limited tickets available.
Bel Canto, Beliefs, & Belonging: The Italian Opera Heritage (with composer Tom Cipullo)
The Opera Company of Middlebury presents the Vermont Premier of Tom Cipullo’s Opera, Glory Denied September 27 – October 1st . Join the Vermont Italian Cultural Association for a special discussion with Composer, Tom Cipullo; Music Director, Filippo Ciabatti; and Stage Director, Alexandra Dietrich for a look at this work and the important topics it deals with.
Fidelio
Assigned Seating
TICKETS $87 / $72 / $57
(This price includes the $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
6:30pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with OCM’s Artistic Director Douglas Anderson
7:30pm – Fidelio, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
Fidelio, Beethoven’s only opera, will be fully staged by Director Douglas Anderson, with orchestra conducted by Music Director Filippo Ciabatti. Sung in German with English supertitles. Fidelio is as timely now as when it debuted in 1805. It’s the story of political prisoners in a corrupt regime, and a woman who risks everything to save her husband. Beethoven’s score is sumptuous and moving, and OCM has put together a veteran cast that will bring the music and drama to vivid life.
PRE-SHOW TALKS ONE HOUR AHEAD OF CURTAIN AT MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 97 S PLEASANT ST, MIDDLEBURY
Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!
Fidelio — Cover Performance
Assigned Seating
TICKETS $37
(This price includes the $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
7:00pm – Fidelio, Cover Performance with Piano, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
Join us for a night with the Fidelio “covers” (understudies) as they perform the leading roles. This is a delightful (and affordable) way to see the opera for a second time!
Fidelio, Beethoven’s only opera, will be fully staged by Director Douglas Anderson, with orchestra conducted by Music Director Filippo Ciabatti. Sung in German with English supertitles. Fidelio is as timely now as when it debuted in 1805. It’s the story of political prisoners in a corrupt regime, and a woman who risks everything to save her husband. Beethoven’s score is sumptuous and moving, and OCM has put together a veteran cast that will bring the music and drama to vivid life.
Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!
Fidelio — Matinée
Assigned Seating
TICKETS $87 / $72 / $57
(This price includes the $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
1:00pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with OCM Board Member Jim Pugh
2:00pm – Fidelio, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
Fidelio, Beethoven’s only opera, will be fully staged by Director Douglas Anderson, with orchestra conducted by Music Director Filippo Ciabatti. Sung in German with English supertitles. Fidelio is as timely now as when it debuted in 1805. It’s the story of political prisoners in a corrupt regime, and a woman who risks everything to save her husband. Beethoven’s score is sumptuous and moving, and OCM has put together a veteran cast that will bring the music and drama to vivid life.
Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!
Fidelio — Opening Night
Assigned Seating
TICKETS $87 / $72 / $57
(This price includes the $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
6:30pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with OCM Board Member Jim Pugh
7:30pm – Fidelio Opening Night, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
Fidelio, Beethoven’s only opera, will be fully staged by Director Douglas Anderson, with orchestra conducted by Music Director Filippo Ciabatti. Sung in German with English supertitles. Fidelio is as timely now as when it debuted in 1805. It’s the story of political prisoners in a corrupt regime, and a woman who risks everything to save her husband. Beethoven’s score is sumptuous and moving, and OCM has put together a veteran cast that will bring the music and drama to vivid life.
PRE-SHOW TALKS ONE HOUR AHEAD OF CURTAIN AT MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 97 S PLEASANT ST, MIDDLEBURY
Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!
Fidelio — Meet the Singers
Meet The Singers
General Admission
TICKETS $37
(This includes a $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
Join us at the Unitarian Universalist Society for our annual Meet the Singers concert. Enjoy listening to the singers’ favorite arias or songs from musical theater. Get to know Fidelio singers over drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and settle back to enjoy their favorite arias. Cash bar.
Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct, Middlebury
MET IN HD — CHAMPION
TICKETS $26 / $12 Students
(This price includes the $2 fee for Town Hall Theater)
12:15 PM Pre-show Talk
1:00 PM Performance
METOpera HD Broadcast - Champion
Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021–22. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith, the boxer’s estranged mother, and mezzo- soprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Blanchard’s second Met premiere, also reuniting the director-and-choreographer team of James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.
More information about Met HD Live at their WEBSITE.